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The old Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination - mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured our imaginations for years. Most of us have a mental picture of old Egypt, but is it the right one? Just how much do we really know about this once great civilization? Within this absorbing introduction, Ian Shaw, one of the main authorities on Ancient Egypt, identifies how our current ideas about Egypt are structured not only on the thrilling discoveries created by early Egyptologists but also on exciting new types of evidence produced by modern clinical and linguistic analyses. He also explores the changing affects on our responses to these sees, by evaluating the impact of Egyptology on various areas of popular culture such as books, cinema, opera, and contemporary art. He considers all areas of old Egyptian culture, from tombs and mummies to the breakthrough of artefacts and the decipherment of hieroglyphs, and from despotic pharaohs to animal-headed gods. From the general listener interested in Ancient Egypt, to students and professors of ancient record and archaeology, to museum-goers, this Very Brief Introduction won't disappoint.
